When nanny's employer gets a snow day....

[Anonymous]

this thread is insane! I am a nanny and I do my very best to come into work. I live in DC and to be honest, a lot of times "snow days" are called for the government and schools around here the snow isn't a big deal at all. this year I have only stayed home on one snow day because I couldn't get my car out. Two other mornings I had to come in 30-45 min late because I had trouble getting it out but was eventually able to dig myself out. If it is dangerous for me to get to the house, my employers understand and don't want to jeopardize me. If it is a bit snowy but perfectly safe to carefully drive to work, I do it, regardless of what my employers are doing. I do not (nor should I) get to take a free vacation day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I get a snow day at work all that means is that I can do my computer work from home. None of my deadlines move. If nanny does not come then I end up staying up late (sometimes through the morning) finishing up projects. I would be happy to give the nanny a day of on the snow day if she offers to come on the weekend when it is safe and let me finish my work. If it's all just about nanny's safety then it should work. It's just the nannies I came across would jump on not having to come in if it snows a little bit but noone offers to make up the hours.

I am an employer. I do not really get snow days though. I just get the opportunity to finish my work from home. If nanny gets the snow means she gets to finish the work on a different day like I am then I am fine it

You are insane.

No, her experience is consistent with what most professional, non-exempt MBs and DBs go through with respect to snow days. We don't get bonus paid days off when it snows. We just get to do our work from home during the snow or we make it up by working late every night after the snow day or by giving up personal time on the weekend, which often necessitates paying the nanny for overtime or hiring a weekend sitter. Nannies need to lose the idea that they are entitled to get paid anytime their inability to work is not their fault. In the case of snow, it isn't your bosses fault either, so why should the nanny get both the snow day off and then overtime for working late so the MB and DB can make up their work.

Face it, ladies. Snow days are only bonus days off for schoolkids. Parents need to stop letting their nannies take advantage of them in this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I get a snow day at work all that means is that I can do my computer work from home. None of my deadlines move. If nanny does not come then I end up staying up late (sometimes through the morning) finishing up projects. I would be happy to give the nanny a day of on the snow day if she offers to come on the weekend when it is safe and let me finish my work. If it's all just about nanny's safety then it should work. It's just the nannies I came across would jump on not having to come in if it snows a little bit but noone offers to make up the hours.

I am an employer. I do not really get snow days though. I just get the opportunity to finish my work from home. If nanny gets the snow means she gets to finish the work on a different day like I am then I am fine it

You are insane.

No, her experience is consistent with what most professional, non-exempt MBs and DBs go through with respect to snow days. We don't get bonus paid days off when it snows. We just get to do our work from home during the snow or we make it up by working late every night after the snow day or by giving up personal time on the weekend, which often necessitates paying the nanny for overtime or hiring a weekend sitter. Nannies need to lose the idea that they are entitled to get paid anytime their inability to work is not their fault. In the case of snow, it isn't your bosses fault either, so why should the nanny get both the snow day off and then overtime for working late so the MB and DB can make up their work.

Face it, ladies. Snow days are only bonus days off for schoolkids. Parents need to stop letting their nannies take advantage of them in this way.

Did you just fall off the turnip truck? Your ignorance is astounding.

[Anonymous]

really hope they are typos and the original know-it-all MB poster knows the difference btw 'of' and 'off'.